PSU Vanguard
By Cory Elia
October 10, 2018
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler joined Portland State President Rahmat Shoureshi on Oct. 1 to announce the launch of a new PSU program, which will establish two research centers focused on houselessness and technological advancements in urban planning. The centers will receive $3 million in funding, with each center receiving $500,000 each year for three years.
The Homeless Research and Action Collaborative—co-directed by Associate Professor of Land-use Planning Marisa Zapata and Associate Professor of Psychology Greg Townley—will “harness the power of faculty expertise and research to find solutions to reduce homelessness, understand its root causes and use evidence-based science to empower community leaders, elected officials, frontline-service providers and advocates to make informed decisions,” PSU officials stated in a press release.
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